Men of Moulsham

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Reference WMO/101677

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St John the Evangelist Church

Moulsham Street

Chelmsford

CM2 0JD

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Latin cross
Materials:
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Erected in 1920. Cross on a octagonal plinth, with names inscribed on four sides.
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The inscription is incised on the hexagonal plinth. It is located at the top of the face directed towards Moulsham Street, in the same font size and style as the names. It reads: IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF MOULSHAM / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919. There is a incised line under the inscription and the names continue.

Many of the names on the memorial are illegible and there is no known record of those who fell that is complete and accurate. It is likely that several initials were incorrectly inscribed on the memorial or omitted. This list below is based on the research of Andrew Begent and others, representing the corrected names, not those originally inscribed. The IWM record states there were there were 87 men commemorated on the memorial. BARKER T J, BECKWITH F W, BRACKSTONE E F, BREWSTER J R, BREWSTER R A, BRIDGEMAN C N, BRIGHT L J, BULL W H, BULLARD A E, BUTCHER F, CALVER E A, CARLTON G H, CARTER C, CHALLIS A J, CHILVERS A J, CHILVERS E J, CHOAT R F, CHOAT S J, COLLYER E, CONYBEARE G R T, COOK G D, COOK J H, COOK W H, COOPER L C, COUSINS F P, DARBY H E, DARBY S E, DAWSON E W, DENNY F E L, EDWARDS E E, EDWARDS W P, ELLISTON W R, ELY A A, EVE F F, FAIERS L G, FEWELL C W, FEWELL T R, FINCH H, FISK G, FORREST E J, FOX G, GARDINER C E, GARDINER F, GINN A R, GOODEY W G, GRAY L, GROOM C A, HARRIS C J, HARRIS G A J, HERRING H W G, HITCHEN A W, HOLDEN F, HOOKER F C, HORREX E, HORREX F, HULL P G, JOHNSTONE J E, KISTNER E F, LAZELL H, LINGE A J, LLOYD E J, LOVE J L, MILLER E J, MILLER H, MINNS F, MINNS H, MITSON A H, NEWMAN S G, PERRIN H, PERRY J W, PILLEY C C, POCHIN A C, PRAILL F, RABLIN H R, RAWLINSON A S, REED H J, REEVE F A, ROCHESTER C W, RULE S W, SALTMARSH C E, SAVILL R J, SIMMONS T J, SMITH F, SMITH G W, SMITH H, SMOOTHY W M, SPURGEON S P, STOKES A E, TASKER A S, TAYLOR G F W, TAYLOR W, TEAGER H E, THOMAS A E, TUCK W J, TWINN H J, TWINN W C, WEBB E, WEBB E C, WHITEHEAD A J, WHITEHEAD P H E, WICKS P I, WILKINSON T, WILKINSON T J, WILKS P, WILLSHER S J, WOODROOF E C, WRIGHT B H. 107 names are listed on four of the octagonal plinth's faces. 87 names were originally listed on three faces in alphabetical order, with 20 additional names added to the fourth face after the unveiling. Face 1 (north) 32 names; Face 2 (north west, directly towards Moulsham St) Inscription then 24 names; Face 3 (west) 32 names (originally 31 names); Face 4 (south west) 19 names.

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Grade II (England)

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1452905

Chelmsford - Moulsham Street

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